Continuously dodging bullets, the Detroit Pistons for the fifth time this year, avoided consecutive losses.
Although the league’s front runner, the Pistons goal this season is to match pace and exceed in the win column over their chief competition — the San Antonio Spurs. If they can continue to bounce back after their rare losses the way they have, the team has a good chance at securing the top seed for the playoffs ensuring the home court advantage throughout the playoffs that they badly want.
Tonight the Pistons encountered a feisty Hornets team and a raucous Oklahoma crowd.
Always looking forward to a challenge, the Pistons excecuted the way they have for the past three years. They methodically grind down the opponent with with balanced scoring and their brand of solid defense down the stretch.
Big Game Ahead
Must see TV: Thursday at 8, exclusively on TNT. The Pistons take on the Spurs in San Antonio. Both teams are coming off single-game winning streaks and the Spurs, this time around with a healthy Manu Ginobli, look to avenge their prior 15-point loss in Detroit on Christmas Day.
Win or lose, the outcome will be critical to the psyche of the Spurs players ensuring confidence that they can defend their championship and keep up with the leagues hottest team.